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    State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher explains
    why blowing up Israelis different than blowing up
    Americans

    DAILY PRESS BRIEFING

    Richard Boucher, Spokesman

    Washington, DC; September 27, 2001

    ...

    QUESTION: To what extent does this campaign -- as you constantly review your Middle East
    policy, what -- how much influence does this campaign against terrorism have in that? What's the
    input? How does it weigh in here? See what I mean?

    MR. BOUCHER: No, I don't.

    QUESTION: It's obviously a factor --

    MR. BOUCHER: We have talked about this on and off over the last few days. We recognize that
    there is an influence. Some have said it affects the atmosphere, the Palestinian/Israeli issues
    affect the atmosphere of cooperation. But, essentially, there are, on some planes, two different
    things. One is that there are violent people trying to destroy societies, ours, many others in the
    world. The world recognizes that and we are going to stop those people.

    On the other hand, there are issues and violence and political issues that need to be resolved in
    the Middle East, Israelis and Palestinians. But we all recognize that the path to solve those is
    through negotiation and that we have devoted enormous efforts to getting back to that path of
    negotiation.

    And we have called on the parties to do everything they can, particularly in the present
    circumstance, to make that possible.

    I guess that's about as close as I can come to the kind of sophisticated analysis I'm sure you will
    want to do on your own. But they are clearly issues that are different, not only in geography but
    also, to some extent, in their nature.

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Chairman Arafat needs to do more...5 months for this tape message.
Saddam Hussein needs to let U.N. inspectors return...5 months for that.
Whoever harbors or supports terror is a terrorist...5 + months for that.
We will hunt terrorists and root them out of their caves..we will find them...
So Al qaeda is in Lebanon now..have been for about 3 months plus.
Saudi Arabia still funds terrorism..hell they even have satillite fund raisers for Palestinian Martrys.
Israel withdraws from lebanon in 2000.the U.N. polices the Israeli Lebanese border and the Hizbullah fire rockets by thousands over it and the U.N. does nothing..even though it is probably the most clear U.N. violation to be seen on the planet today.
And lastly Israel..the only party really fighting terror that threatens a civilized society..result..Bush says Israel must withdraw..it is jeoperdizing the future peace of the mid-east.
Its up to the members on the Hill now..if they can't get this thing turned,..its over..no Iraq..just more financial extortion by Arabs.
Why have a military ..when you can just cut a check!

[JasonC]

"Suicide bombings are already here."

A beautifully made point that illustrates Orwell's old saying, that in times of moral confusion the first duty of sane people is to restate the obvious.

[Phil V.]

There is only one difference: The second group is Jewish.

She forgot the Christians and Arabs of Israel . . . or perhaps in her mind the transfer is an accomplished reality . . . she is seeing the future.

[The Real Deal]

It's time to tell all the Arabs that if they don't stop the terrorism, all of the oil in the middle east is going to be set on fire, starting with Iraq, Iran, etc......

[gwynapnudd]

The first time one of these Palestinian Mass Murderers walks into a crowded opera or banquet of the elite in this country and touches off their desposable delivery device, we will realize that we were warned by the Israelis that if we don't stop it there, it will soon be here.

Coming soon to a mall near you!

[Walkin Man]

What’s the difference between American victims of terrorism and Israeli ones?

There is only one difference: The second group is Jewish.

BINGO! We have a winner!

Our government is saying that because you are murdering Jews, Yassir ole pal, we will cut you some slack! Sickening!